(a) automatic steering ‘pilot’ devices, if fitted, are not to be used, unless a helmsman is standing by, to take over manual steering immediately on this being required, in the immediate vicinity of the helm or wheel; and (b) use of automated navigation systems that act on their own (e.g. linked to GPS or DGPS receivers) without immediate preceding direction of the master is prohibited; and (c) the main engines are to be immediately available for reducing speed, stopping or going astern at all times without delay; and. (d) anchors are immediately available for letting go in an emergency and capable of being used without power; and (e) all navigational aids, including but not limited to radar and depth recording devices, if fitted, are to be in continuous operation and fully utilised. 5. Every Licensed pilot shall lodge with the Harbour Master: (a) A copy of the Pilotage Passage Plan (b) Must ensure that any permanent changes to his or her passage plan is communicated to the Harbour Master in writing, prior to implementation 6. The master of every vessel which is pilot exempt shall lodge with the Harbour Master: (a) a copy of the current passage plan for the whole of the voyage which occurs within defined pilotage limits; and (b) must ensure that any permanent changes to the passage plan referred to in 4.4.3 (a) are communicated to the Harbour Master in writing prior to implementation. 7. The master of every commercial vessel while navigating within harbour limits shall ensure that sufficient trained personnel are tasked with monitoring the vessel’s progress and implementation of the agreed on passage plan. 8. When navigating within harbour limits all vessels of 6 metres in length and above shall carry and consult a current copy of the appropriate nautical charts (or approved electronic equivalent). 9. The master and/or owner of every commercial vessel of 300 gross tonnage or more, or of a tug and barge exceeding 40 metres in length, operating within Queen Charlotte Sound or Tory Channel is required to carry an automatic location communicator. 10. The master of every vessel required to carry an automatic location communicator under this Bylaw must ensure that: (a) the automatic location communicator transmits such information in accordance with the standards and requirements specified by the Council and in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. (b) the automatic location communicator operates continuously when the vessel is navigating within Queen Charlotte Sound and Tory Channel. 11. For the purposes of this clause of the Bylaw, vessels of 300 gross tonnage or more and engaged on international voyages are, by International Convention, required to carry Class A AIS Transponders. The carriage of a Class A AIS transponder will be deemed to meet the requirements of clause 4.3.10(a) of this Bylaw. Page 25